DelawareDelawareDelaware (/ˈdɛləwɛər/ ( listen))[10] is one of the 50
states of the United States, located in the Mid-Atlantic or
Northeastern region.[a] It is bordered to the south and west by
Maryland, to the north by Pennsylvania, and to the east by New Jersey
and the Atlantic Ocean. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd
Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial
governor.[11]
DelawareDelaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula.
It is the second smallest and sixth least populous state, but the
sixth most densely populated.
DelawareDelaware is divided into three counties,
the lowest number of any state. From north to south, they are New
Castle County, Kent County, and
SussexSussex County
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William B. Cooper
William Barkley Cooper (December 16, 1771 – April 27, 1849) was an
American farmer and politician from Laurel, in Sussex County,
Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, then later the Whig
Party, who served in the
DelawareDelaware General Assembly and as Governor of
Delaware.Contents1 Early life and family
2 Professional and political career
3 Death and legacy
4 Almanac
5 Notes
6 References
7 External linksEarly life and family[edit]
Cooper was born in Laurel, Delaware, son of Isaac and Comfort Townsend
Barkley Cooper. His grandfather, Barkley Townsend, came to Laurel in
1768 from
Dorchester County, MarylandDorchester County, Maryland and at one time owned nearly the
whole area. His father served in the
DelawareDelaware General Assembly, was a
member of the
DelawareDelaware convention that ratified the U.S
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Jacob StoutJacob Stout (1764 – November 28, 1855) was an American manufacturer
and politician from Little Creek Hundred, in Kent County, Delaware. He
was a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware
General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.Contents1 Early life and family
2 Professional and political career
3 Death and legacy
4 Almanac
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links
8 Places with more informationEarly life and family[edit]
Stout was probably born in Little Creek Hundred, Kent County,
Delaware, son of Jacob Emanuel Stout and his second wife Mary Griffin
Stout. His ancestors came to Kent County from New Jersey in the 17th
century. Like many in the area, his father was a reluctant
revolutionary in 1776, but later served six years in the Delaware
General Assembly.
Jacob Stout married Angelica Killen in 1795 and had
four children, Mary, William, Henry, Sarah Ann, and William Jacob. The
exact location of their home is debated
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John Collins (governor)
John Collins (March 1, 1776 – April 16, 1822) was an American
manufacturer and politician from Delaware. He was a member of the
Democratic-Republican Party and served as
Governor of DelawareGovernor of Delaware from
1821 to 1822.Contents1 Early life and family
2 Political career
3 Death and legacy
4 Almanac
5 References
6 External links
7 Places with more informationEarly life and family[edit]
He was born at Collins Mill Pond, in Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex County,
Delaware, the son of Captain John and Mary Houston Collins. Captain
John Collins had mined bog ore from his property and served twelve
years in the
DelawareDelaware General Assembly. The sister of the younger
John, married future Governor David Hazzard
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Caleb RodneyCaleb Rodney (April 29, 1767 – April 29, 1840) was an American
merchant and politician from Lewes, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was
a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the
DelawareDelaware General
Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.Contents1 Early life and family
2 Professional and political career
3 Death and legacy
4 Almanac
5 References
6 External linksEarly life and family[edit]
See also: Rodney family of Delaware
Rodney was born in Lewes, Delaware, son of John and Ruth Hunn Rodney,
brother of former Governor Daniel Rodney, and distantly related to
President Caesar Rodney. He married Elizabeth West and had five
children, Hannah, Hester, Penelope, Eliza, and Daniel. They were
members of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Lewes
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Charles Thomas (governor)
Charles Thomas (June 23, 1790 – February 8, 1848) was an American
lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware.
He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, who served in the
DelawareDelaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.Contents1 Early life and family
2 Professional and political career
3 Death and legacy
4 Almanac
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links
8 Places with more informationEarly life and family[edit]
Thomas was born at Dragon Neck in Red Lion Hundred, New Castle County,
Delaware, son of Charles & Susanna McCallmont Thomas. His father
was an elder of the New Castle Presbyterian Church and President of
the New Castle Turnpike Company. Charles, Jr. married Eliza Stoops and
they had one child, Eliza. The lived at the "Thomas House" at the
corner of Harmony Street and the Strand, now the Parish House of
Immanuel Episcopal Church
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Samuel PaynterSamuel Paynter (August 24, 1768 – October 2, 1845) was an American
merchant and politician from Drawbridge, in Broadkill Hundred, Sussex
County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served
in the
DelawareDelaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.Contents1 Early life and family
2 Professional and political career
3 Death and legacy
4 Almanac
5 References
6 Images
7 External linksEarly life and family[edit]
Paynter was born at Drawbridge in Broadkill Hundred, Sussex County,
Delaware, son of Samuel and Meritta Hazzard Paynter. His ancestor,
Richard Paynter came to Lewes,
DelawareDelaware before 1700, and his
grandfather, Samuel Paynter, bought land in Broadkill Hundred in 1732.
Samuel, our subject, married Elizabeth Rowland in 1796 and they had
six children, Mary, Elizabeth, Sally, Samuel Rowland, John Parker, and
Alfred Shockley. They were members of St
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Charles Polk Jr.Charles Polk Jr. (November 15, 1788 – October 27, 1857) was an
American farmer and politician from Big Stone Beach, in Milford
Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist
Party, and later the Whig Party, who served in the
DelawareDelaware General
Assembly and twice as Governor of Delaware.Contents1 Early life and family
2 Professional and political career
3 Constitution of 1831
4 Death and legacy
5 Almanac
6 Notes
7 References
8 Images
9 External linksEarly life and family[edit]
Polk was born near Bridgeville, Delaware, son of Charles and Mary
Manlove Polk. The Polk family originally came from Scotland and U.S.
President
James K. PolkJames K. Polk was a distant cousin. Robert Polk settled in
Somerset County, MarylandSomerset County, Maryland in 1660 and the
DelawareDelaware family descended
from him. Charles Polk, Sr
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David HazzardDavid Hazzard (May 18, 1781 – July 8, 1864) was an American merchant
and politician from Milton, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a
member of the Democratic-Republican Party, then the National
Republican Party, and finally the Whig Party. He served in the
DelawareDelaware General Assembly, as Governor of Delaware, and as an
Associate Justice of the
DelawareDelaware Superior Court.Contents1 Early life and family
2 Professional and political career
3 Death and legacy
4 Almanac
5 Notes
6 References
7 Images
8 External linksEarly life and family[edit]
Hazzard was born at Broadkill Neck in Sussex County, near Milton, the
only son of John and Mary Purnell Houston Hazzard. The family
descended from the 17th century English immigrant, Croad Hazzard
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Caleb P. Bennett
Caleb Prew Bennett (November 11, 1758 – May 9, 1836) was an American
soldier and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County,
Delaware. He was a veteran of the American Revolution and the War of
1812, and a member of the Democratic Party who served as Governor of
Delaware.Contents1 Early life and family
2 Military career
3 Governor of Delaware
4 Death and legacy
5 Almanac
6 Notes
7 References
8 Images
9 External links
10 Places with more informationEarly life and family[edit]
Bennett was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, son of Joseph &
Elizabeth Prew Willey Bennett. They moved to Wilmington when he was 3
years old. His father was a ship captain who sailed to the West
Indies. Caleb Bennett married Catherine Britton in 1792 and they had
thirteen children, Samuel Britton, Elizabeth, Caroline, Mary Ann,
Henry Lisle, Livina, Joseph Eves, Susan, Charles Webb, William,
Catherine, Edin R., and Boadicea
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Cornelius P. Comegys
Cornelius Parsons Comegys (January 15, 1780 – January 27, 1851) was
an American farmer and politician from Dover Hundred, in Kent County,
Delaware, near Little Creek. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, a
member of the Federalist Party, and then later the Whig Party, who
served in the
DelawareDelaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.Contents1 Early life and family
2 Professional career
3 Political career
4 Death and legacy
5 Almanac
6 Notes
7 References
8 Images
9 External links
10 Places with more informationEarly life and family[edit]
Comegys was born in Kent County, Maryland, near Chestertown, the son
of Cornelius and Hannah Parsons Comegys. His ancestors settled on the
Chester River in the 17th century and his father served in Caldwell's
Company of John Haslet's Regiment in the American Revolution. Comegys
grew up and went to school in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to Little
Creek about 1800
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Thomas StocktonThomas Stockton (April 1, 1781 – March 2, 1846) was an American
soldier and politician from New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware.
He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and a member of the Whig Party,
who served as Governor of Delaware.Contents1 Early life and family
2 Military career
3 Political career
4 Death and legacy
5 Almanac
6 References
7 Images
8 External links
9 Places with more informationEarly life and family[edit]
Stockton was born in New Castle Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware,
son of John and Nancy Griffin Stockton. His father was a Brigadier
General in the War of 1812, leading the 1st Brigade of Delaware
militia. He married Fidelia Johns, daughter of Chancellor Kensey
Johns, and they had five children, Thomas, William, James, Elizabeth,
and Fidelia
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John Clark (Delaware Governor)
John Clark (February 1, 1761 – August 14, 1821) was an American
farmer and politician from
Blackbird HundredBlackbird Hundred in New Castle County,
Delaware, near Smyrna. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who
served in the
DelawareDelaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.Contents1 Early life and family
2 Political career
3 Death and legacy
4 Almanac
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links
8 Places with more informationEarly life and family[edit]
Clark was born at "New Bristol" in what is now Blackbird Hundred, New
Castle County, just north of Smyrna, Delaware, son of William Clark.
In 1784 he married Sarah Cook Corbit, daughter of Governor John Cook,
and had a least one child, Mary. They lived at
Clearfield FarmClearfield Farm in what
is now
Blackbird HundredBlackbird Hundred in a house since used as an administrative
office for the correctional facility located there
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